The National Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Manufacturing Express tour made their first of 80 stops at Weiler in Knoxville on Monday.
The AEM Manufacturing Express tells the story of 2.3 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing industry on its 10,000 mile tour across America. At AEM’s stop in Knoxville on Monday the event was filled with a skydiver landing, lunch, prizes, and comments from Weiler President and CEO Pat Weiler, and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
Miller-Meeks said in the speech she gave at the event that she wants to continue to support the manufacturing industry in Iowa at the national level.
“Our job in Washington D.C. is to partner with you. To make sure that we have policy that makes sense, that’s pragmatic, that’s reasonable, and most importantly that allows manufacturing to thrive right here in Knoxville, IA, in Iowa, and in the United States.”
Pat Weiler tells KNIA/KRLS that AEM chose Weiler as their first stop because the Knoxville based manufacturer has been a good example of a good manufacturing environment.
“When AEM started talking about doing this to promote manufacturing with our elected officials who make manufacturing important and make sure they make good policies. They came up with this bus tour and they thought we would be a good example of how to promote good manufacturing environments where employees ought to grow in this environment and how to keep manufacturing in this country.”
Pat Weiler currently serves on the AEM Board of Directors. The next stop on the AEM bus tour will be today at Vermeer Corporation in Pella.
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